Cash and autographic register.



W, A. C HRYST. CASH AND AUTOGHAPHIC REGISTER. v APPLICATION HLED APR-22, 1910.

v Patented. May 25, 1915.

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W. A. CHRYST.

CASHANDAUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22.1910.

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w. A. CHRYST. CASH ANDAU TOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

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Patented May 25, 1915.

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CASH AND AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

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W. A. CHRYST.

CASH AND AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR- 22, 1910.

Patentd May 25, 1915.

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' F/EE WITNESSES: INVENTOR I M W I w. A. CHRYSTL CASH'AND AUTOGRA'PHIC REG|STER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22. I910.

Patented May 25, 1915;

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INI/E/VTUR M ATTORNEY in shoe stores or stores of like nature a stock :the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and comblnatlons of.

p UNrrED STATES PATENT oFFion WILLIAM A.. CHRYST, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR To THE NA'ITONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, CHI-'3, A CORPQRATION OF OHIO, (INGOBIPRATED IN 1906.)

Gas AND AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

T -aZZ whom it may concern "Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. CHRYsT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cash and Autographic Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact 'description.

This invention relates to cash registers and has more particular reference to that class of registers in which a detail record is kept of sales made, particularly in the form a of a strip of record material bearing a detailed printed record of all sales It has often been found desirable to identify some one of such printed details with some particular sale or person and in the attainment of thisdesire means are provided whereby a written entry may be made on the record strip in alinement with the printed entry. Such entry may consist in instances of a charge sale ofthe name of the purchaser, of money paid out the cause of such payment, or if the machine be used number or suitableidentifying entry may be made beside each printed item.

For the sake of illustration the invention has been shown as applied to the type of machine shown in an application for Letters Patent of the United States filed by Charles F. Kettering and \Villiam'A. Chryst on September 21st, 1908, Serial No. 451346 and reference may be made to said application fora more 'detailed description of suchmachine as only so muchof the same is shown and described as is deemed essential to a proper understanding of the same.

It is to be understood, however that it is not intended to limit the invention to the embodiment shown herein, as it is obvious that. it may equally as well be appliedto other types of machines without departing from the spirit of the invention.

l/Vith these and incidental objects in view,

parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the draw-. ings which accompany and form part of the specification; 1

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the drawer ing'mark of the clerk making the ed t r ck on Ofsaid drawings; Figure 1 isa plan view on a reduced scale ofthe differential mechaprovided with the writing and sight openings and the means for closing the writing opening when the record table is in printing 0 position. Fig. 5 is a front view of the strip holder, parts of the same being omitted or broken away for the sake of clearness, and showing the tensioning and hand feed de vices for the record strip. Fig. 6 is a side view of the device for locking the hand feed device when the record table is in printing position. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the impression roll frame.

The machine illustrated in the above mentioned application is of the-drawer operated type, that is, the driving mechanism is actuated by the opening and closing movements of the cash drawer. The drawer is normally spring pressed outward, but is restrained from such movement by a latch which is operated to release the drawer, upon'the depression of certain keys of the machine. The drawer then opens under" the spring ac tion, and is returned by hand to its closed Upon the return movement of the record which is set up on the key board is recorded by the machine; such record including the printing of the amount of each transaction on a detail strip this amount being accompanied by the identifysale and of the style of, transaction, viz., cash, charge, paid out no sale or recd on account In the embodiment of the invention as Specification of Iietters Patent. Patented May 25, 1915.- Application filed April 22, 1910. Serial No. 556,947. i Q

of the parts showing a portion of the cabinet shown in the drawings is provided 'a detail record strip of sufficient width to permit of a written entry being made thereon in alinement with the items as printed by the machine. printing and writing table orcarrier adapta suitable pivot. In normal This record strip is carried'by acondition this table is in a position to exa printed record of the transaction may be made on the strip in alinement with the written entry. Upon the closing movement of the drawer the printing is effected and the table is restored to normal writing position. During such restoring movement the paper strip is fed an. extent sufficient to ring a new space to the writing opening. A sight opening in the casing is provided, said opening being covered with glass or other transparent material to permit of a display of the last few entries made on the strip, and suitable locking devices are provided to insure proper operation of the parts and to prevent any fraudulent manipulation of the device. I

Referring to the drawings Figs. 1 and 2 show the general operation of a machine of the type to which the present improvements are shown as applied. Only one bank of keys and its differential mechanism has been shown as such mechanism is merely duplicated for the several banks.

lVhen anyone of the keys 20 is depressed its rear end acts as a stop in the path of an extension 21 on a differential segment '22. This segment 22 is pivoted at about 23 and is normally urged downward and forward to bring its extension 21 into engagement with the rear end of the depressed key 20 by a spring 24. This movement is permitted upon the opening of the cash drawer. The differential segment 22 has pivoted to its side by a pin 25 a beam 26 which is connected by a link 27 to an arm 28 rigidly mounted on a shaft 29 which shaft extends through the machine and has mounted on its other end a similar arm 30 which is connected to the rear end of a pivoted type carrier by a link 32. lVhen the segment 22 is rocked on its pivot under action of spring 24 the beam '26 will rock downward at its forward end and about the pivot 33. This beam 26 carries a roller 3% which is acted upon by a V shaped cam 35. This cam is mounted upon a shaft 36 which shaft is oscillated during the latter part of the outward movement of the cash drawer so that the cam 35 will move toward the roller 34 and position the same by the cut 37 of the cam 35 and in so doing, will rock the end 38 of the beam 26 to a position which exactly corresponds to the difference between the extent of forward movement of the segment 22 and the position in which the roller 3a was left at the previous operation of the machine. It will readily be seen that this movement of the beam 26 will, through the medium of link 27, arm 28, shaft 29, arm 30 and link 32,

serve to adjust the type carrier 31 according to the key 20 which was depressed.

The oscillation of shaft 36 is effected from shaft 39 through the medium of an arm 40 ferred to. This rocking of the shaft 39 is normally prevented however, in the following manner. Rigidly mounted on shaft 39 is a lever 49 pivotally connected at its outer end to one end of a link 50 the other end of which is pivotally connected by a pin 501 to one of the upper arms of a V shaped main operating lever 51 pivoted to the main *frame at 52 by the other of its upwardly extending arms. The downwardly extending arm of said lever 51 is adapted to swing forwardly at each operation of the machine and is normally prevented from doing so by reason of its engagement with the rear part of the drawer as shown in Fig. 2.

When the keys are depressed and the drawer released, the arm 51 swings forward thereby permitting the rocking of shaft 39 under the action of spring 48 and this through the medium of the connections above described will rock shaft 36 and cam 35 to adjust the beam 26 and consequently the type carrier 31. Upon the closing of the drawer all parts will be swung back to normal position.

The bell crank 44: has a downwardly projecting arm to which is pivoted by a pin 53, one end of a link 54 the other end of which is pivotally connected to the lower end of an arm, 55 pivoted to rock about a stub shaft 56. (See Figs. 3 and 4). The upper end of said arm 55 is provided with a slot 57 which slot cooperates with a stud pin 58 mounted on the side of a rocking paper carrying table 59, said table being 'also mounted to rock about the shaft 56.

Upon the rocking of shaft 39, as hereinbefore described, such rocking movement will be transmitted to the table 59 through the medium of bell crank 4.4,link 5-l, and arm 55. The slot and pin connection 57 and 58 intermediate the arm 55 and table 59 is provided to permit of a slight preliminary rocking movement of the arm 55 in each direction in excess of such movement of the table for a purpose hereinafter described. The table 59 is provided with a laterally projecting a writing plate 60 which plate is adaptedto carry a wide record strip 61 adapted to receive written and .printed entries for record.

The strip 61 is .fed from a supply roll 62 over said plate and on to a receiving or feeding roll 63. The supply roll is mounted on a stub shaft 6 1 carried-by table 59. The core'of the supply roll is adapted to be engaged by a small knife or feather 65in a collar 66 mounted to rotate on shaft 64. A heavy spring 67 is interposed between the collar 66 and a collar 68 rigidly mounted on the shaft 6 1 and the collar 66 is thereby pressed against the side plate of the table 59 to create sufiicient'friction to prevent a too rapid unwinding of the record strip.

The record strip passes from the supply roll 62 over the writing plate'60 and thence. to the feeding or receiving roll 63. The feeding roll 63 is mounted to turn on stub shaft 56 and has mounted on one end a ratchet wheel 69 which ratchet cotiperates with a pawl 70 mounted on table 59 and a pawl 71 mounted on the side frame ofthe machine I to advance the record strip in the following manner. When the table-59 is. rocked to the left in Fig. 3 the pawl 70 'will engage the tooth of ratchet 69- just in advance of it in normal position and will cause the roll 63 to turn with thetable. -Ituis obvious, however, that this .turning of theroll 63 will not effect any feeding movement but the ratchet will move the distance of one tooth to permit the pawl71 to engage the succeedingtooth. When the table is then rocked back to normal position the ratchet 69 is held against return movement by vpawl 71 and the record strip is thus fed one step.

The paper is fastened to the receiving roll by. a pin 100 playing in a groove 101 in the receiving roll and carried by a spoked wheel 102 mounted concentrically with the receiving roll .63 on "a pin 108 adapted to enter a hole 104 formed in theshaft 56 to form a bearing for said wheel, (see Figsnfrand 6).

As it is sometimes desired to -feed the record strip by hand there is mOunted adjacent said Wheel 1052, a disk 105 having a toothed periphery and being mounted on a short shaft 106, mounted to turn inthe cabinet side, on the outer end of which shaft 106 is a knurled knob 107 spring pressed outwardly. The disk 105 is providedwith 'two lugs 108 adapted, when the disk 105 is pushed inward, to engage the spokes of wheel 106, whereby a turning of'the knob 107 will effect an advance of the record strip. Mounted on the side of the cabinet is a lever 109 pivoted at 110, one end of which is engaged by a pin 111 on the operating arm 51 and the other end of which is provided with a broad stud 112 normally platen carrying plate just out of engagementwith the teethon disk 105. Upon an operation of the machine the pin 111 will pass away from the upper end of lever 109, thus allowing the lower end bearing stub 112to be'spring drawn downward to' cause the stud 112 to engage one of the teeth on disk 105 to prevent anadVanc'e of the record strip by hand, This locking engagement is maintained throughout the operation of. the machine and until the pin' 111 again engages the upper end of lever 109 to withdraw the stud 112 from locking engagement with disk 105.

In the normal position of the table, (Fig.

.4), a portion of the record strip is presented at the opening 72in the cabinet to permit of a writtenentry being made on the strip by the operator. When such entry has been made and the machine operated to open the cash drawer, the table 59 ,willfbe swung to a position in which a printedentry maybe had from the type carrier, in alinement with the written entry. The

rier by an impression roll 73, normally'below the plate 60 oftable 59 but adapted to move upward through an opening 7 4: in

said plate to press the paper against the type carrier. The impressionroll 73 is carried by a frame consisting .of two plates printed entry is taken from the type carand 76 pivotally mounted at 77 to the table 59 and connected at their free ends by an eccentric disk 78 mounted on plate 75 and playing in a slot 79 formed in plate 76. This ecceni 7. disk and slot connection is for controlling the amount of pressre applied by the impression means b a mere adjustment of the eccentric disk 8. The actuating device for the platen carrying frame is connected to the plate 76 as later described. In the normal position, the plates 75 and 76 act as a rigid frame, the power being applied to the plate 76, and the movement of plate 76 bein transmitted to the 5. If it is desired to change the pressure applied by the-platen the eccentric disk is adjusted, thus moving the platen 75 relative to plate 76.

The forcing of the impression roll against the-type is effected by the arms 55 in the following manner. A link 80' is pivotally connected to the plate 76 by a pin 81 and to the upper end of arm 55 by a pin 82 thus forming a toggle connection between the arm 55 and the impression roll frame.

As herein designed, (see Fig. '3), the cen ters ofpivot 81, stud pin 58, and shaft 56, are in a straight line, while that of pivot 82 is somewhat to the right of that straight line. In the normal position of lever 55 the left hand wall of slot 57 rests against stud pin 58. Before any movement of the table. 59 can be effected the arm 55 must be rocked to' an extent suflicient to cause the right hand wall of slot 57 to engage the stud pin 58. During this preliminary movement the center of pivot 82 will cross the line of the three centers above referred to, andthe impression roll'frame will be forced-upward. through the medium of toggle link '80. During such upward movement a stud 83 carried by plate 76 will enter a notch 84: formed in theend of a plate 85 position and withdrawing the stud 83 from notch 84. Table 59 is locked in normal position until arm 55 is moved, by a 'stud SG-engaging a notch 87 in the upper side of the plate 85, said stud 86 being carried by a small bell crank lever 88 pivoted at 89 v to .the table. The downwardly extending arm 90 of said lever is adapted to be engaged and rocked by a pin 91 on link 80 during the preliminary movement of said arm. The rocking of lever 88 will disengage the stud 86 from notch 87 and the table 59 is then free to be moved.

Upon the continued operation ofthe machine the arm 55 will be swung its full extent toward the left in'Fig. 3 and will carry the table 59 with it until the impression roll is in alinement with the adjusted type on the type carrier and the stud 83 is in alinementwith a notch 92 formed in the plate 85. lVhen the cash drawer is pushed in, an arm 55 will be swung back to normal position but owing to the slot and pin-connection 57 and 58, will have a slight preliminary movement before picking up the table 59, as before described. During the preliminary movement the link 80 will again be actuated to raise the impression roll 73 to cause an impression to be made on the record strip. Simultaneous with such movement of the impression roll the stud 83 will enter the notch 92, thus locking the table in printing position to retain the impression roll in proper alinement with the adjusted type. Upon the continued return movement of arm 55, impression roll 73 will be lowered, stud 83 will be disengaged from notch 92, the left hand end of slot 57 will engage stud 58 and the table 59 will be carried back to normal writing position where stud 86 will again drop in notch 87 to lock the table in that position.

It will thus be seen that the paper carrying table is normally in a position such that the papgrjmay be written on manually, but that thtvpe carriers are distant from the paper. The operation of the machine rocks the tabletoqafisition for printing, and the printingmovement of the platen 73 is given by the toggle mechanism, at the beginning "of the return stroke of the parts. Of course,

with the construction shown, the platen frame is also elevated at the beginning of the operation when the table is in position for writing, but this is an idle operation and performs no function. v

When table 59 is in any position intermediate the writing and printing positions the stud 83 will ride along the lower edge of plate 85 thus preventing any raising of the impression roll at suchjtir'ne.

It is obvious that any form of inking mechanism for the type 'may be employed but as that forms no part of the present invention no such mechanism has been shown.

A pair of arms 93 and 94; are pivoted to the side frame of the machine and are connected at any convenient point by a strong spring 95. The upper ends of these arms lie against the ends of plate 85 in the path of studs 83 and 86. Upon the forwardand backward movement of the table the studs 83 and 86 strike against the arms'thereby relieving the table of thejar of stopping in either of its extreme positions. The table is shown as having an extension 113, which when the table ismoved to printing position is adapted to cover the writing opening 72, thus preventing any manipulation of the mechanisms through said openmg.

While the construction of the parts as described compels the making of the written record before the operation of the machine in order to get the written record and the printed record side by side, .still this is not at all essential andit is not desired to limit the claims to this particular order of operations.

While the form of mechanism shown here with and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated itis to be understood that it-is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described as'it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cash register, the combination with a main operating member, of a type carrier, a movable printing and writing table carrying record material adapted to receive printed and written records, said table normally being out of printing position, and in a position toreceive a written record, impression means also carried by said table,

and connections controlled by said main operating member for moving said table to printing position, and operating said impression means. 5

2. In a cash register, the combination with a main operating member, of a type carrier, a movable printing and writing table table and impression a type carrier,

the combination with movable printing and writingtable carrying record material adapted to receive printed and written records, an impression means carried by said table for taking an impression from said type carrier, operating mechanism for moving said means, and connections intermediate said operating means and table permitting a movement of. said operating mechanism in excess of the movement of said table, and connections intermediate said operating mechanism and impression means for; operating the latter independent of the table to take when the table is in printing position.

v 4;- In a cash register, the combination with a movable printing, and writing table carrying record material adapted to receive printed and written records, an impression means for from said type tarrier, operating mechanism ble, connections intermediate saidoperating for moving said table, connections interme. diate said operating means and table permitting a movement of said operating mech anism in excess of the movement of said ta-' ble, connections intermediate said operating mechanism and impression means for opera ting the latter to take an impression during such excess movement of the operating mechanism when the table is in printing position, and means preventing an operation of said impression means to take an impression when the platen is out of alinement with the proper type on the type carrier.

5. In a cash register, the combination with a type carrier, a movable printing and writing table carrying'record material adapted to receive printed and Written records, an,

impression means for taking an impression from said type carrier, operating mechanism for moving said table, connections intermediate said openating means and table permitting a movement of said operating mechanism in excess of the movement of said tamechanism and impression means for operating the latter to take an impression during such excess movement of the operating mechanism when the table is in printing position, and means for locking the table in such position while said impression is being taken. I v.

an impression during such ex cessmovement of the operating mechanismtaking an impression 6. In a cash register, the combination witha type carrier, a rocking printing and writing table bearing record material adapted to receive printed, and written records said table normally being in a position to receive such written records, a rocking lever for rocking said table to printing position, a slot and pin connection between said lever and tableto permit of a rocking movement of said lever slightly in excess of the movementof the table, an impression means and a toggle connection intermediate said rock- 1 ing lever and impression means for operating the latter to take'an impression during such excess movement of the rocking lever when thevsaid table is at rest in printin position.

I. In a cash register, the combination with a main operating member, of a movable writing and printing table bearing a strip of record material adapted to receive printed and. written records'said table normally being in a position to receive a written record, a feeding device for automatically feeding said strip a certain distance in one direction, connections intermediatesaid main operating member and table for rocka printed record and then restoring the table to normal writing position at each operation of the machine, and means for operating said feeding device during said movement ofsaid table. I

8. In-a' cash register, the combination with a main operating member, of a movable writing and printing table bearing a strip of record material adapted to receive printed and written records said table normally being in a position to receive a writv ten record, a feeding device for automatically feeding said strip a certain distance in v ing the latter to printing position to receive one direction, connections intermediate said main operating. member and table for rocking the latter to printing position to receive a printed record in alinement with the written recordand then restoring the table to normal writing position at each operation of the machine, and means for operating said feeding device during the restoring movement of said table.

9. In a cash register, the combination with a main operating member, of a movable writing and printing table bearing a strip of record material adapted to receive printed and written records said table normally being in a position to receive a written record,

connections intermediate the main operating member and movable table for moving the latter to printing position and back to normal writing position at each operation of the machine, a manually operable means for advancing said record strip at will while. the table is in writing position, and a looking device controlled by the movements of the main operating member. for preventing an operation of said manually operable means except when the table is in Writing position.

10. In a cash register, the combination with a movable printing and Writing table carrying record material adapted to receive Written and printed records said table nor- .mally being in a position to receive a Written record, of operating mechanism for moving said table to printing position and back to normal position at each operation of the machine, and a locking device disabled by the movement of said operating mechanism for normally locking said table in Writing position. i

11. In a cash register, the combination With a pivoted paper carrying table and a platen arm pivoted on said table, of an actuating arm having a lost motion connection to said table and a toggle connection to said platen arm, said actuating arm causing a straightening of the toggle connections While the lost motion is being taken up, and thereafter rocking said table away from printing position;

12. In a cash register, the combination Witl'lil. pivotedpaper carrying table and a platen carrying arm pivoted to said table,

- of, type carriers, an actuating arm pivoted coaxially with said table and having a lost motion connection to said table, a toggle arm'pivoted to said actuating arm and to said carrying arm, and means for giving said actuating arm excursions of invariable extents, thereby straightening said toggle arm and'forcing said platenagainst the type carriers While said lost motion is being taken up, andthereafter rocking said paper carrying tableayvay from printing position by a continued 'movement of said actuating armi 13. In a cash register, the. combination with a casing having an opening, of a pivotedtable normally adjacent" said opening and carrying a record strip,

said main operating member for oscillating said record table to a positionadjacentsaid type carriers and back to its normal position at each operation of said. operating member, and devices for moving an element of said table so as to force the record strip against said type wheels.

14:. In a cash register, a record carrying type carriers, a main operating member, OOIIIIQCtlOIlS-fIOID" table comprising a main supporting member, a platen, tWo links pivoted together at one end, one of which supports said platen,

a pin connecting one of said links to said main supporting member, and an eccentric connecting the other ends of said links.

15. In a cash register, the combination With a movable printing and Writing table carrying record material adapted to receive Written and printed records; means for antomatically feeding the record material at each operation of the machine; a bar supported by said table and having a collar fast thereon; a sleeve on said bar having the supply roll of the record material fast thereto; and a spring intermediate said'sleeve and said collar and fast to the latter so that the sleeve is held in contact with the table to create friction and thereby prevent a too rapid unwinding of therecord material when the same is fed by said feeding means.

16. In a cash register, the combination with a movable printing and Writing table carrying record material-adapted to receive 17. In a cash register, the combination With a casing having an opening; of a table carrying record material and normally adjacent said opening; type carriers; a main operating member; operating member for moving said record carrying material from its normal position to a position adjacent the type carriers and back again at each operation of said operat ing member; and means for locking the table in normal adjacent the type carriers While an impression is being taken therefrom.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in thepresence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM A. CHRYST.

Witnesses: R. O. GLASS, CARL W. Bnos'r.

connections from said position and in its; position 

